Greater North Shore RCC at a Glance
THE GREATER NORTH SHORE RCC IS COMMITTED TO BE ACTION FOCUSED,
RESULTS ORIENTED AND OUTCOMES BASED
Partner Organizations
Aging and Disability Resource Consortium of the Greater
North Shore Inc. – Organizational Champion
Greater Lynn Senior Services, Independent Living Center for
the North Shore and Cape Ann, North Shore Elder Services,
Senior Care Inc., North Shore Career Center, Cerebral Palsy,
Marblehead Council on Aging, Caregiver Homes, Department
of Disability Services, North Shore Community College, Mystic
Valley Elder Services, North Shore Transportation
Management Association (TMA), Bayada Home Health Care,
Congressman Tierney, Beverly Council on Aging, Mass in
Motion.
RCC Lead Contact Information
Mark Whitmore, Exec. Director, North Shore Career Center
Ph: 978-825-7200; whitmoremm@msn.com
SCCCT Member
Mark Whitmore, North Shore Career Center
Meeting frequency
First Tuesday of every other month; 9AM-11AM;
300 Rosewood Dr, Danvers, MA
Remaining RCC meetings: Oct. 7 and Dec. 2, 2014
Work groups meet on an as-needed basis
Unmet needs assessment
methods
Proceedings from breakout sessions that identified elements
of livable communities - North Shore Transportation
Conference, August 2013
Unmet needs collected by individual RCC member
organizations over time and discussed at the RCC formation
meeting in March, 2014
Twenty-one mutually exclusive unmet needs emerged, which
RCC member organizations rank-ordered via priority voting at
the first RCC meeting.
Top unmet needs categories
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Service gaps exist in employment, medical and intercommunity transportation
Medical community is yet to participate in mobility
discussions
Public at large has limited understanding of available
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resources
Inconsistent coordination of resources among local
providers and municipalities
Insufficient use of technologies to create efficiencies
RCC goals and strategies
Logic model was used to create a strategic and work plan for
the RCC. Work groups formed around each goal and will meet
periodically to identify and execute tasks.
Goal #1: Develop a
comprehensive inventory of
mobility resources for the
region
Strategies:
 Define parameters of and categories for existing
mobility resources
 Compile inventory – It is not just about transportation
but other social service resources supporting livability
and aging in place
 Develop mechanisms for integrating and promoting
access to available resources for strengthening
mobility – “Mobility Links Kiosk” will be used to
distribute information from the inventory
Strategies:
 Develop a curriculum to support consumer decision
making around mobility options
 Implement consumer education workshops
 Disseminate curriculum
Strategies:
 Conduct demand analysis by identifying targeted areas
and nature of employment barriers to both employers
and employees – Businesses along Routes 1 and 114
 Develop corporate and community partnerships in
finding solutions
 Pilot solutions
Strategies:
 Establish a driver safety and cessation training
program by relying on existing resources throughout
MA (e.g. RMV; MaRTAP)
 Promote investment in these programs
 Deliver supports across the region
Strategies:
 Identify a range of fall-related issues as they affect
consumer capacity to use transportation
 Hire a Falls Prevention Coordinator who will help
review, prioritize and integrate available falls
assessment, prevention, and safety tools and
programs
 Implement a mobility-focused falls prevention program.
Goal #2: Implement
consumer education
workshops around
mobility
Goal #3: Develop
strategies to reduce
transportation barriers to
employment in targeted
areas
Goal #4: Establish driver
safety and driving
cessation programs
Goal #5: Establish a
transportation-focused
falls prevention
transportation
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